Horse hay-rake



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H. H HATHAWAY HORSE HAY RAKE.

No. 270,218. Patented Jan. 9,1883.

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HORSE HAY RAKE.

Patented J an. 9, 1883.

INVENTUR WITN55SE5- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

HENRY H. HATHAWAY, OF CLOOKVILLE, NEW YORK.

HORSE HAY- RAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,218, dated January 9, 183

' Application filed September 19, 1882. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HORACE HATH- AWAY, of Glockville, in the county of Madison, in theState of N ewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Horse Hay-Bakes, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consistsin a novel construction and combination of the constituent parts of a horse hay-rake and auxiliary devices connected therewith, whereby the cost ofthe manufacture of the machine is reduced and the operation of the same is rendered more effective and convenient, all as hereinafter more fully described, and specifically set forth in the claims.

The invention is fully illustrated in the an- .nexed drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsection of my improved hayrake. Fig. 2 is a detached plan view of the box by which the rake-head is sustained on the axle. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same. Figs. at and 5 are detail views, illustrating the attachment of the so-called cleaner to the cleaner-head. Fig. 6 is a top view of the machine, with portions broken away to better illustrate the combination and arrangement of its component parts; and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the axle and wheel-hubs, illustrating the connections of said parts. 9

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

W denotes the carrying or traction wheels rotate withthe latter, and the detachment of said parts, when desired, is readily effected by simply removing one of the said pins or bolts.

()n the axle A is mounted a friction clutch in the form of two boxes, B B, having rearward and forward extensions, 6 e, by the former of which said boxes are hinged together, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

To the forward extension of the lowerbox,

B, is connected a link, c, and from that of the upper box, B, depends a stud or bolt, 0, which link and stud are coupled to alever, L, which extends forward from the boxes, and upward and back over the boxes, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. is connected with the free end of ahinged step, 8, in front of the drivers seat, by a rod, 11. By a forward pressure of the drivers foot on the step s the lever L is swung forward, and this movement of the lever draws the boxes B B together by the couplings c c, and thus clamps the said boxes on the axle. Without the afore said pressure of the step 8 the lever L drops rearward by its own gravity and simply holds the forward portion of the boxes B B, without producing sufficient pressure to prevent them from ridingloosely on the axle. Upon the rear extension, 6, of the boxes is secured the rakehead B, having attached thereto the rake-teeth in the usual manner, and being supported on the axle independently of the cleaner head, hereinafter described. The rake head thus carried loosely on the axle is sustained in its desired position by means of a plate, a, at-. tached to the rake-head and projecting forward therefr0m,and a chain or other suitable adjusting tie, 1, connecting the end of said plate with the thill, or its cross-bar V. By shortening or lengthening the tie l the rake head is swung upward or lowered, according to the elevation required of the rake-teeth above the ground,for either light or heavy raking.

The dumping of the rake is readily efi'ected by simply pressing forward on the step 8, which, by its connection with the lever L, clamps the boxes B B on the axle, in the manner before described, and thus causes said boxes to turn with the axle. Said action being The free end of said lever completely under the control of the driver alvices I dispense with'the usual pawl and ratch et, cogs, and springs hitherto applied to horse hay-rakes for dumping the rake.

O G are two arms, provided at one end wit XOC a sleeve, which loosely encompasses the axle in proximity to the hubs of the wheels W W, so as to'abut against the same, thus sustainscribed.

To the under side of the cross-bar D are attached the thills E, projecting forward underneath the axle, and clear of the same. A crossbar, V, attached to the thill in front ot'the axle, forms, in conjunction with the bar D, a rigid frame which braces the thill. On the crossbar V is secured the standard of the drivers seat S, which standard rises rearward over the axle and rake-head and carries the seat S in such relative position as to become nearly or quite balanced over the axle, and thus prevents the thill'from bearing heavily on the saddle of the horse.

I) b designate cleaners, designed to hold the hay while withdrawing the rake-teeth from the same in dumping the rake, said cleaners consisting of flat steel bars placed edgewise, and secured to the cleaner-head, formed of theerossbar D, which is composed of two pieces or sections placed one' upon the other and bolted together. The end of the cleaner-barb is straight and fitted in a groove cut across one of the cleaner-head sections, and is secured in its position by a pin, f, inserted in a longitudinal slot, 11, in the cleaner-head section, and pass ing through a hole in the cleaner-bar, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

The under edge of the cleaner-bars b, I provide with spurs m,which are integral therewith,and formed bysimplycuttinginto theedge of said bar with a cold-chisel, thus obtaining a cleaner which is easily manufactured and most durable and effective in its operation. Said spurs catch on the hay entering the rake and serve to prevent the same from rolling. The cleaner-head, being supported by the arms (J O, hinged on the axle, as before described, renders thecleaners b b vibratory, so as to yield, to a certain extent, to the pressure of the hay entering the rake.

Having described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the axle fixed to the carrying-wheel to rotate therewith, a frictionclutch mounted loose on the axle, and having a rearward extension, the rake-head carried on the free end of said extension, a plate fixed to and projecting forward from the rake-head, and a chain or adjustable tie connecting the extremity of said plate with the thill or its cross-plate, substantially as shown and set forth.

2. In combination with the rotary axle A, the boxes B B, hinged together and provided with the rear and forward extensions, 6 e, the couplings c 0, connected to the forward extension, the lever L, connected with said couplings, and the hinged step-'8, connected'with the lever, all as shown and described.

3. The combination and arrangement of the rake-head, provided with the usual rake-teeth, and supported on the axle independently of the cleaner-head, the cleaner-head provided with the usual cleaning-bars, and supported back of the rake-head by arms loosely connected to the axle adjacent to the hub of the wheels, and the thill connected to the cleanerhead and extended under the axle, all substan tially in the-manner described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and afiixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State ofNew York, this 1st day of September, 1882.

HENRY HORACE HATHAWAY. pt. s.]

Witnesses:

O. H. DUELL, F. H. GIBBS. 

